INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility
About the INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility
The INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility serves as an inter-agency mechanism to coordinate diverse initiatives and catalyze collaborative action on education and fragility. The Working Group is comprised of 20 institutions and aims to:
- Strengthen consensus on what works to mitigate fragility through education while ensuring equitable access for all.
- Support the development of effective quality education programmes in fragile contexts.
- Promote the development of alternative mechanisms to support education in fragile contexts in the transition from humanitarian to development assistance.
Please click here for the Working Group Terms of Reference.
Please click here for the Note from the Working Group on Education and Fragility Terminology.
Working Group Objectives and Work Plan
The INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility aims to fulfill these goals by achieving the following objectives:
Strengthening the Evidence Base
The INEE Working Group will develop the evidence base for education and fragility by fostering research, particularly by producing country data on the relationship between education and fragility based on a range of country studies and using a newly developed analytical framework of education and fragility. Two major field-based studies – in Cambodia and Liberia – will be completed in 2010, complemented by additional desk studies on Afghanistan and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A synthesis report will summarize lessons learned from these four cases for policymakers, practitioners, donors and researchers. The Working Group will also support the development of research studies, including a study on education and governance by the European Commission and an issue paper on capacity development for education systems in situations of fragility.
Informing Decision-Making Processes on Effective Education Funding Modalities in Situations of Fragility
The INEE Working Group will provide new analysis and guidance for assessing and implementing appropriate and effective financing modalities for education in situations of fragility. The Working Group will develop a guide to serve as a tool to succinctly inform country-level partners of the range of financing modalities available for financing education. This tool is meant to assist governments, donors, NGOs, UN agencies, and civil society to make informed decisions on educating funding modalities. The Working Group will also support the work of the Fast Track Initiative (FTI) on issues of education in fragile contexts.
Advocating for Policy Change
The Working Group will support the development of policy reports related to education and conflict/fragility including the EFA Global Monitoring Report and the World Bank's World Development Report. The Working Group will also undertake ongoing outreach with relevant agencies and organizations to raise the profile of education and fragility and to ensure that issues related to education and fragility are incorporated in upcoming data collection, analysis and reports. The Working Group will advocate for policy commitments to and mobilization of funds for education as a mechanism to mitigate fragility and for effective educational programming in situations of fragility.